Optimal local oscillator power for CMT photo-voltaic detector in heterodyne mode

Infrared Physics and Technology

Volumn 37, Issue 3, 1996, Pages 325-333

  Oh, Dominique ^a   Drobinski, Philippe ^a   Salamitou, Philippe ^a   Flamant, Pierre H ^a  

^a ECOLE POLYTECHNIQUE   (France)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

HETERODYNING; NUMERICAL ANALYSIS; OSCILLATORS (ELECTRONIC); PERFORMANCE; PHOTODIODES; QUANTUM EFFICIENCY; SEMICONDUCTING CADMIUM COMPOUNDS; SIGNAL TO NOISE RATIO;

CADMIUM MERCURY TELLURIDE; HETERODYNE MODE; MAXIMUM QUANTUM YIELD; OPTIMAL POWER; PHOTOVOLTAIC DETECTORS;

INFRARED DETECTORS;

EID: 0030121025     PISSN: 13504495     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/1350-4495(95)00070-4     Document Type: Article

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